China Unveils Government Agency Shake-Up Proposal

By

Carlos Tejada

Updated March 9, 2013 10:06 p.m. ET

BEIJING—China plans to shake up government agencies including the organizations that oversee its contentious one-child policy and its food and drug safety, in a nod by authorities to flash points in China's rapid growth and development.

The proposals outlined Sunday include a widely expected revamp of its troubled Ministry of Railways. China also plans to combine agencies that oversee energy policy, and regulation and censorship of print and film. It will also consolidate fishing and maritime regulation at a time when...